EMT-Basics can find themselves in critical situations that require advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). Although EMT-Bs are not trained to provide advanced-level skills, there is much they can do to improve the quality of management and thus the patient's chance for survival by understanding ACLS and facilitating its administration by ALS providers. ACLS for EMT-Basics familiarizes the reader with cardiac emergencies and skills used to manage them.

EMT-Basics can find themselves in critical situations that require advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). Although EMT-Bs are not trained to provide advanced-level skills, there is much they can do to improve the quality of management and thus the patient's chance for survival by understanding ACLS and facilitating its administration by ALS providers. ACLS for EMT-Basics familiarizes the reader with cardiac emergencies and skills used to manage them.